Clarksburg - Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center

The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is located in Clarksburg, West Virginia and serves a veteran population of approximately 70,000 in north central West Virginia and adjacent counties in Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania.In FY07 the medical center treated 19,554 unique patients through 216,090 outpatient visits and 3,541 admissions.

The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center currently maintains Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations accreditation for Acute Hospital Care, Mental Health Specialty Care, Home Care and Long Term Care. The MedicalCenter was last surveyed in September 2005.In conjunction with the VA Stars & Stripes Healthcare Network (VISN 4), the MedicalCenter is participating in the Voluntary Unannounced Survey Program.

Research:The Research & Development (R&D) Program at the Louis A. Johnson VAMC continues to grow.Currently, there are five active projects.Researchers are involved in a 12-year “Prostate Cancer Intervention versus Observation” Study, are participating in studies that focus on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Bioterrorism, and recently received approval for a Merit Review on Cardiac Myocytes.Total research funding from VA and NIH sources is approximately $1,300,000.In addition, the Clarksburg R&D staff are preparing for a NCQA accreditation site visit scheduled to occur on October 24, 2005.